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New exhibit honoring 50 years of SOS highlights latest Business After Hours event

For the past 10 months, SOS Inc. has been verbalizing its history with the community through a series of event...

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Oct 17 • 8:34 AM EDT • Business • kvoe.com
PENN Entertainment (PENN) Slides 16% In A Month, Is The Discount To Fair Value Warranted?

PENN Entertainment (PENN) has been drawing attention after a steep share price slide, with the stock down 16% over the past month and 27% over the past 3 months. The recent slide comes after a mixed stretch for PENN Entertainment, with the share price roughly flat year to date, while the 1 year total shareholder return has declined 8.1% and the 5 year total shareholder return has fallen about 80%. This points to fading momentum and a market that is still reassessing the company’s risk and...

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Oct 17 • 8:30 AM EDT • Entertainment • simplywall.st
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I'm a real estate agent building an ADU. I still made these costly mistakes.

Even for a real estate agent, Shalini Karnani Bonjour says building an ADU has been hard. Here are the biggest mistakes she made and lessons learned.

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Oct 17 • 7:03 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Two Longtime Executives Depart Washington Nationals

The Washington Nationals saw three notable departures this week, including two who have been with the organization for nearly two decades

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Oct 17 • 7:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Big assertions, sharp exchanges, little clarity define DOJ election battle with California

In the last week, Justice Department and California elections officials have been locked in a contentious standoff over alleged election fraud.

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Oct 17 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • latimes.com
Several Petah Tikva synagogues refuse to host Smotrich, cite objections to politics during services

Some congregants argued that withdrawing the invitation after it had already been extended and publicly announced would be inappropriate, particularly since the synagogue had hosted other speakers.

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Oct 17 • 5:58 AM EDT • Politics • jpost.com
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As Israel blocks PA funding, the West Bank’s healthcare system is failing

Hospitals across the occupied West Bank have been hit by a funding shortage.

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Oct 17 • 5:47 AM EDT • Health • aljazeera.com
Stock market correction fears rise as margin debt hits record levels

Since 1997, there have only been three years when margin debt has grown as rapidly: 2000, 2007, and 2021, all moments before major corrections.

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Oct 17 • 5:30 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
The Politics of Public Execution

State violence has been largely embraced by the right. Pete Hegseth wants to broadcast it.

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Oct 17 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • nymag.com
Stuart’s Opera House to present Yasmin Williams with The Dream Quartet

NELSONVILLE, Ohio — Stuart’s Opera House welcomes Yasmin Williams with The Dream Quartet to Nelsonville, Ohio on Saturday, April 10, 2027, at 8 p.m. Tickets are on sale now starting

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Oct 17 • 5:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • logandaily.com
Has there ever been a mountain taller than Everest?

Mount Everest may be the king of the planet today, but has Earth ever thrust a larger mountain from its surface?

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Oct 17 • 5:00 AM EDT • Science • livescience.com
U.S. campaign finance watchdog is sitting out the midterms. Here’s what that means.

The Federal Election Commission has been unable to advise campaigns or investigate alleged violations.

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Oct 17 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
CT Culture Corner: K-Pop, RUSH, ‘Mamma Mia’ and more

"Mamma Mia!" has been seen by 70 million people internationally.

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Oct 17 • 4:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • nhregister.com
Kenya dispatch: health ministry confirms first imported Ebola virus case as fears and suspicions collide

On Tuesday, 6th October 2026, Kenya's Ministry of Health confirmed the country's first case of the Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease. This comes after a Kenyan citizen who had been living in the Democrat...

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Oct 17 • 2:31 AM EDT • Health • jurist.org
Uncertainty Over Pope’s Health Fuels Familiar Debate Over Vatican’s Candor

By announcing his lung condition himself, Leo has been more forthcoming than many popes. But mysteries remain, prompting scrutiny of papal statements for hidden meaning.

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Oct 17 • 12:01 AM EDT • Health • nytimes.com
Guardians-Rays Game 4 of ALCS Postponed Due to Rain

The Cleveland Guardians Game 4 matchup has been postponed and moved to Saturday due to rain.

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Oct 16 • 9:16 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Long-serving ABC broadcaster Robyn Williams to leave The Science Show after 51 years

No replacement has been named as the 82-year-old departs, with the media announcement referring only to ‘the next generation’

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Oct 16 • 9:05 PM EDT • Science • theguardian.com
Texas Has Been Considering Selling a Beloved State Park to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Sources Say

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission had been scheduled to discuss selling Boca Chica State Park, Texas Monthly has learned.

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Oct 16 • 8:56 PM EDT • Politics • texasmonthly.com
Ketchikan nonprofit launches initiative to strengthen health advocacy for local Filipino families

The Ketchikan Wellness Coalition has been awarded a grant to expand health advocacy for Filipino families in Ketchikan and on Prince of Wales Island. The initiative is called Malasakit Matters. Malasakit is a Tagalog concept that means to have deep compassion and ownership for someone else’s wellbeing. The program is aimed at training Filipino youth […]

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Oct 16 • 8:18 PM EDT • Health • krbd.org
Arts & Entertainment Calendar

Ghost Walk: Farmville Community Arts Council’s annual Ghost Walk will be held today and Thursday-Saturday. Tours will leave from the Paramount Theater, 3723 N. Main St., Farmville, every 10 minutes

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Oct 16 • 8:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • reflector.com
Cookies, liquor and mocking Nazis fuel final stretch in fiery Texas House race

Katy Padilla Stout's Texas Democratic campaign reported over $4,300 in cookies, beer and wine, and Mexican restaurant spending per FEC records.

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Oct 16 • 7:16 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
Patty O’Lexey honored with U of U Health Affiliate Healthcare Champion Award

ROCK SPRINGS -- Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County has announced that Patty O’Lexey, BSN,RN, Director of Education, has been recognized as a University of Utah Health Affiliate Healthcare Champion, an

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Oct 16 • 6:15 PM EDT • Health • wyomingnews.com
Smears, confusion and white powder: a week in the US midterm campaign

This week in US politics, a candidate with the flu fell victim to a false rumor, a campaign ad aired in the wrong city, and packages with suspicious powder were mailed to election officials. Packages ...

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Oct 16 • 6:07 PM EDT • Politics • yahoo.com
Knoxville mom turns rivalry pinatas into business, creative outlet amid daughter’s rare diagnosis

Rivalry Row Pinatas let fans take a swing at Tennessee’s opponents at tailgates

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Oct 16 • 6:04 PM EDT • Business • wvlt.tv
Above Media: 2026 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards
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Oct 16 • 5:58 PM EDT • Science • televisionacademy.com
Super Smash Bros. Player Mew2King Banned From Tournament After Bug Bites Spark Health Concerns

Professional Super Smash Bros. player Jason ‘Mew2King’ Zimmerman has been banned from a competitive tournament after posting photos of his concerning skin condition and complaining of a bug infestation in his home.

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Oct 16 • 5:54 PM EDT • Health • ign.com
Super Smash Bros. Player Mew2King Banned From Tournament After Bug Bites Spark Health Concerns

Professional Super Smash Bros. player Jason ‘Mew2King’ Zimmerman has been banned from a competitive tournament after posting photos of his concerning skin condition and complaining of a bug infestation in his home.

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Oct 16 • 5:54 PM EDT • Technology • ign.com
Gaston’s science department launches rock collecting project

By Caylie Moore, Features Editor Since the beginning of the school year, Gaston High School students have been working on a pen pal project — but don’t underestimate the point of this assignment, Features Editor Caylie Moore cautions. This project is no ordinary exchange of simple letters, nor unnecessary busywork for a drawn-out English class, […]

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Oct 16 • 5:48 PM EDT • Science • gadsdenmessenger.com
Timothy Busfield child sex abuse charges thrown out, judge orders

A New Mexico judge tosses out the multiple child sex abuse charges that actor Timothy Busfield had been facing.

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Oct 16 • 5:45 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Scientists turn cancer-promoting protein into a weapon against tumors

Researchers have discovered that a protein known to help cancer cells thrive can also make immune cells more effective at destroying tumors.

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Oct 16 • 5:40 PM EDT • Science • yahoo.com
The Leap Second Is No More

The metric might not mean much to laypeople, but leap seconds have been a source of contention in the timekeeping community for years. Now, they’re dead.

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Oct 16 • 5:31 PM EDT • Technology • wired.com
Collin Gosselin slams mom Kate for mental health claims, says ‘maybe it’s time’ she get psychiatric evaluation

Collin Gosselin and his mother, Kate Gosselin, have been locked in a bitter feud after he accused her of abuse in his memoir, ‘In the Shadow of Eight,’ which released on Oct. 13.

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Oct 16 • 4:38 PM EDT • Health • ew.com
Headspace Issues Layoffs Following Sword Health Acquisition

It has been a little over two weeks since Sword Health's acquisition of the San Francisco-based digital therapy and psychiatry company Headspace officialy

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Oct 16 • 4:21 PM EDT • Health • bhbusiness.com
Headspace Issues Layoffs Following Sword Health Acquisition

It has been a little over two weeks since Sword Health's acquisition of the San Francisco-based digital therapy and psychiatry company Headspace officialy

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Oct 16 • 4:21 PM EDT • Business • bhbusiness.com
Records confirm nearly 300 emergency calls to Kalamazoo mental hospital since January 2025

First responders have been dispatched nearly 300 times since January 2025 to Kalamazoo Behavioral Health Hospital.

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Oct 16 • 4:16 PM EDT • Health • wwmt.com
The Leap Second Has Been Canceled

Earth’s rotation subtly changes the length of the day. Now our clocks won’t change with it — at least not for a very long time.

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Oct 16 • 4:13 PM EDT • Technology • nytimes.com
Why Red Bull Got Into the Ski Business—And Teamed Up with an Austrian Racing Legend to Do It

Red Bull teamed up with an Austrian racing legend to manufacture skis, and it’s the mashup we’ve all been waiting for

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Oct 16 • 4:07 PM EDT • Business • outsideonline.com
“The Hobbit ”and Marvel star Martin Freeman quietly marries longtime partner Rachel Benaissa

Freeman and Benaissa have been dating since 2020.

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Oct 16 • 3:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Timothy Busfield's child sex-abuse case dismissed

Timothy Busfield's child sex-abuse case has been thrown out.

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Oct 16 • 3:11 PM EDT • Entertainment • centraloregondaily.com
National 2D materials research hub names new director

Stephanie Law, associate professor of materials science and engineering at Penn State, has been named director and principal investigator of the Two-Dimensional Crystal Consortium-Materials Innovation Platform, a U.S. National Science Foundation-supported national user facility within Penn State’s Materials Research Institute.

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Oct 16 • 3:07 PM EDT • Science • psu.edu
NFL World Reacts To Eagles’ Joe Milton Addition From Cowboys

Since the Philadelphia Eagles are going to be down a quarterback on Sunday against the Carolina Panthers, the team added some depth at the position. The Eagles dipped into the bag of the Dallas Cowboys, scooping up their practice squad quarterback Joe Milton. Over the past two years, Milton has been one of the NFL’s […] The post NFL World Reacts To Eagles’ Joe Milton Addition From Cowboys appeared first on HEAVY.

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Oct 16 • 3:02 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe Says Physical AI Will Have Its ‘Science Fiction’ Moment by 2030

Speaking at the Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala, Scaringe said that transformative changes in robotics are set to happen soon.

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Oct 16 • 3:00 PM EDT • Science • inc-1-smart-business-story.beehiiv.com
Julia Stiles says she’s been ‘crying’ in “DWTS” rehearsals for Heath Ledger dedication: ‘I didn’t expect it’

Ledger, who starred alongside Stiles in 1999’s “10 Things I Hate About You,” died in 2008 at age 28.

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Oct 16 • 2:14 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Building the Business Beat from the Ground Up

With the U.S. economy facing the most complex and fast-changing environment in recent history, the business beat has never been more vital in newsrooms tasked with distilling a constellation of forces for local communities. Costly tariff policies, labor crises tied to immigration enforcement, and breaks in the global supply chain are testing both local businesses...Read More

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Oct 16 • 1:52 PM EDT • Business • nationalpress.org
Millions of dollars spent on AI-generated political ads as midterms approach

Political action groups and candidates have been using artificial intelligence for campaign ads, spending over $137 million for the midterm elections.

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Oct 16 • 1:41 PM EDT • Politics • wset.com
Sean 'Diddy' Combs transferred to Allenwood prison

Disgraced music producer Sean "Diddy" Combs, who was sentenced for prostitution-related crimes, has been transferred to a new US prison following media reports detailing an alleged brawl and special treatment

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Oct 16 • 1:40 PM EDT • Entertainment • northcentralpa.com
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RFK Jr. proposes FDA look the other way on unproven peptides, report says

FDA scientists said none of the popular drugs have been proven safe or effective.

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Oct 16 • 1:05 PM EDT • Health • arstechnica.com
Microplastics Have Been Linked With Myriad Human Health Problems. Scientists May Have Finally Figured Out How They Harm the Body

Lab experiments suggest that tiny bits of plastic can react with water inside us to produce highly reactive molecules. They can lead to damaging oxidative stress and inflammation

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Oct 16 • 1:03 PM EDT • Science • smithsonianmag.com
Microplastics Have Been Linked With Myriad Human Health Problems. Scientists May Have Finally Figured Out How They Harm the Body

Lab experiments suggest that tiny bits of plastic can react with water inside us to produce highly reactive molecules. They can lead to damaging oxidative stress and inflammation

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Oct 16 • 1:03 PM EDT • Health • smithsonianmag.com
Ole Miss vs Missouri: A CFB27 Simulation

Heading into this digital match up, Ole Miss is 5-0 and #2 in the country while Missouri is unranked with a 4-2 roster. They also obviously have Ahmad Hardy as the starting running back, but Roberts has been so good, we can accept the performance by Hardy as a reasonable result regardless. Let’s see how […]

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Oct 16 • 1:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Hometown’s Best: Vote for your favorite Southwest Virginia live music, entertainment, or sports venue finalist in 2026

The search is on for Southwest Virginia’s favorite live music, entertainment, or sports venue, and the finalists for this year’s Hometown’s Best have officially been announced.

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Oct 16 • 12:35 PM EDT • Entertainment • wsls.com
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Hometown’s Best: Vote for your favorite place to watch sports in Southwest Virginia

The search is on for Southwest Virginia’s favorite place to watch sports, and the finalists for this year’s Hometown’s Best have officially been announced.

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Oct 16 • 12:33 PM EDT • Sports • wsls.com
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Hometown’s Best: Vote for your favorite Southwest Virginia pet care business finalist in 2026

The search is on for Southwest Virginia’s favorite locally owned pet care business, and the finalists for this year’s Hometown’s Best have officially been announced.

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Oct 16 • 12:31 PM EDT • Business • wsls.com
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Shrink Their Hollywood Business as Layoffs Hit Archewell Productions

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have reportedly been quietly cutting staff at Archewell Productions. “They cut staff over the last 12 to 18 months,” an insider told Page Six on Thursday, October 15. Th...

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Oct 16 • 12:17 PM EDT • Business • yahoo.com
Heike Pfau receives 2026 National Science Foundation CAREER Award

Heike Pfau, assistant professor of physics at Penn State, has been honored with a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the U.S. National Science Foundation.

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Oct 16 • 12:07 PM EDT • Science • psu.edu
GTA 6 Launch Trailer Analysis: Has a Long-Standing Tech Issue Been Fixed?

And is there any hint of Sony's new QSSR upscaler?

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Oct 16 • 12:04 PM EDT • Technology • digitalfoundry.net
Jonathan Kuo receives 2026 National Science Foundation CAREER Award

Jonathan Kuo, assistant professor of chemistry, has been honored with a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the U.S. National Science Foundation.

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Oct 16 • 12:00 PM EDT • Science • psu.edu
Can social media bans protect young people's mental health? Early research suggests that bans aren't the answer

The year 2026 has been an expensive one for social media platforms. Since March, YouTube and Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, have settled or paid out in multiple lawsuits totaling ...

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Oct 16 • 12:00 PM EDT • Health • phys.org
“Something Out of Science Fiction”: A Ghostly Green Star Has Been Revealed for the First Time

White dwarfs glow in a rainbow of colors, one recorded for the first time in new research showing how these stars can defy expectations.

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Oct 16 • 11:46 AM EDT • Science • thedebrief.org
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs moved to new prison after reports of luxury lifestyle

The hip-hop mogul has been moved to a federal prison in Pennsylvania after reports that the he was living the high life and was injured in a fight at his New Jersey lockup, a source said

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Oct 16 • 11:13 AM EDT • Entertainment • spectrumlocalnews.com
“Love Is Blind’”s Jax has ‘regrets’ about how she dumped Stew — but not about comparing him to Mitt Romney

“Mitt Romney’s wicked hot.”

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Oct 16 • 11:11 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Spending More Time With Your Cat May Have Positive Mood Benefits That Correlate With Cat And Their Owner's Hormones

Owning a dog has been shown to consistently offer a range of benefits, but less can be said about cats. This new study may help explain why.

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Oct 16 • 11:09 AM EDT • Science • iflscience.com
Breece Hall, Adonai Mitchell out for Week 6

New York Jets RB Breece Hall (quadriceps) and WR Adonai Mitchell (finger) have been ruled out for Week 6 against the New England Patriots.

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Oct 16 • 10:59 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Trump will rally Georgia Republicans despite party divisions in battleground state

President Donald Trump's midterm campaign blitz arrives in Georgia on Friday for a rally with top Republican candidates in a state that has long been the epicenter of the president's false claims about election fraud.

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Oct 16 • 10:57 AM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Sean 'Diddy' Combs moved to a new prison after reports of a luxury lifestyle behind bars

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been moved to a federal prison in Pennsylvania after reports that the hip-hop mogul was living the high life and was injured in a fight at his New Jersey lockup | WBBM Newsradio 780 AM & 105.9 FM

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Oct 16 • 10:47 AM EDT • Entertainment • audacy.com
More than 4,400 measles cases reported in US as CDC plans to send 'disease detective' to Pennsylvania

More than 4,400 measles cases have been reported in the U.S. as the CDC says it plans to send a "disease detective" to Pennsylvania.

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Oct 16 • 10:33 AM EDT • Health • abcnews.com
Can AI solve our mental health access problem?

Last week I asked you what worries you most about AI in health. It was close, but your top answer was “AI giving bad health advice.” Last week’s poll results: You’re in good company. This concern was top of mind at a conference I joined at Stanford last week, where researchers, clinicians, and people who build AI systems spent a day debating trust and safety in health AI. Stepping back, I’m also hearing your emerging concerns about AI’s impact on our well-being generally. I see this as a matter of public health, and we’ll take it in pieces as we learn together. Today we’ll focus on AI chatbots used for therapy for mental health. Early this month, Governor Newsom vetoed Senate Bill 903, California’s most ambitious attempt to regulate AI use for mental health. It’s at the center of active debate, and raises the questions patients, family members, citizens, and voters will face as AI moves deeper into health care. Let’s work through it. What is “AI-based therapy”? It’s really two things: purpose-built mental health apps designed to deliver structured support, and general chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini that people increasingly use for emotional support—even if they weren’t built for it. Spoiler alert: I don’t know whether the shift toward AI therapy is good or bad. The evidence isn’t there yet. But I do know it’s already happening, and I have some ideas about how we can roll it out with safety in mind. The therapy dilemma, in a nutshell Mental health challenges are common, and strain health and well-being across populations. Therapy (interactive dialogue with a trained, empathetic practitioner) helps many people heal. The demand for licensed therapists far exceeds the supply in California, and AI-based therapy can narrow that gap. AI-based therapy remains novel, unproven, and not well tested. Right off the bat, we can see we’re dealing with trade-offs here. Since the main driver of demand for therapy from a robot is lack of access to therapy from a human, we’ll start there. It’s too hard to find and afford a human therapist California is short roughly 55,000 licensed, non-prescribing therapists and counselors, about 40% of what we need. Psychiatrists, who rely on talk therapy as a complement to prescribed medications, are even more scarce. Eight counties have none, and density ranges from 1.7 per 100,000 residents in San Benito County, to 68.1 in Marin County. My wife is a psychiatrist in Marin, and even here access is tight. If it’s hard in the best-supplied county, imagine rural Sierra County, or the San Joaquin Valley. In 2024, more than half of Californians who tried to make a mental health appointment struggled to find a provider who took their insurance, compared with 14% for physical health care. When Senate staff posed as “secret shopper” patients and called 120 mental health providers in Medicare Advantage networks, they landed an appointment less than once for every five tries. Insurers pay behavioral health clinicians about 22% less than medical and surgical clinicians for comparable office visits. On top of that, billing denials and prior authorizations hit hardest at the solo and small practices common in mental health. Psychiatrists opt out of Medicare at the highest rate of any specialty. In many places, a cash practice for therapy fills quickly with patients paying $250 or more an hour, with no insurance paperwork at all. Families who can pay cash find providers more easily. Those who rely on insurance, including Medi-Cal enrollees, older adults, rural residents, and non-English speakers, compete for what’s left. So we can’t pretend the human system works, and we can’t blame people for turning to AI for support when they’re in distress. AI is filling the gap It’s estimated that roughly a quarter of AI users use it for mental health support. If you have internet, it’s available 24/7, it’s cheap, and it speaks your language. Uninsured adults are about twice as likely as insured adults to do it (30% vs. 14%). It feels anonymous in ways that may enable people to ask things they’re unsure or embarrassed about. The largely hidden, personal use makes it hard to study whether it’s actually helping people with their mental health issues, but researchers are trying. Does AI therapy work? A 2026 analysis of nearly 40 randomized trials found chatbots showed a real but small reduction in depression symptoms. But most of these trials were compared to an alternative of no therapy, not a human therapist. So the benefit of AI therapy is probably real, but modest, and mostly untested against the alternative of human contact. We need more studies. Serious concerns OpenAI’s own estimate is that more than a million ChatGPT users each week show signs of suicidal planning or intent. These are high stakes encounters, and AI doesn’t always get it right. That’s partly because a chatbot can sound like a therapist, but it has no license, no duty of care, and it’s not clear who to hold accountable when it gets things wrong. AI is also designed to help users in whatever task they’re seeking to accomplish. People may feel like they’re getting therapy, but they’re mainly getting a convincing conversation. It’s easy for an AI companion to wander into gray areas, like playing along with “creative writing” that may be about the user’s own suicidal intent. Courts are driving safety conversations A wave of lawsuits have been filed on behalf of families claiming that chatbots pushed people they loved toward self-harm, including teens who died by suicide. The first settlements came this year. OpenAI is headquartered in San Francisco, and dozens of cases alleging that ChatGPT drove users to suicide or self-harm are now before a San Francisco judge. Character.ai has filed for bankruptcy after several states brought lawsuits accusing the chatbot of pushing dangerous content to kids. But the technology seems to be improving. Last month, an independent evaluation found that newer AI models “almost never endorse suicide.” That’s progress, but our societal appetite for even one preventable death is very low. So how do we move forward? Finding a middle ground Earlier this month the governor vetoed Senate Bill 903, a bill designed to place guardrails on the use of AI for therapy. The bill would have prohibited any AI-based platform from being advertised as psychotherapy, and would have required a licensed professional to review and approve each encounter where AI was used to support therapeutic decisions. Newsom called it overly broad, since even routine screening questions would have needed clinician sign-off. Knowing we’re already short on mental health providers, requiring human review of AI encounters may not relieve our access problems. Still, the answer isn’t no oversight. Here’s one feasible short term solution. Rather than reviewing each encounter, a licensed clinician can design the guardrails: what counts as a crisis, what triggers an immediate handoff to a human, and what gets sampled for audit each month. The AI runs inside that structure. Conversations get checked, failures get reported, and a real clinician owns the framework. Medicine already has models to learn from. The FDA process for rolling out newly approved medications is an example. After a product reaches patients, we keep watching for adverse events. Patient-facing AI needs the same “digital pharmacovigilance”: systematic tracking of harms, near misses, and the types of groups that get hurt and why. It’s also critical that users know that they can reach a human if they’re in crisis. Most chatbots now include messages like these: Bottom line The rush to use unproven AI tools for mental health support is mostly a workaround, a sign of a health system people can’t get into. We need better access to proven care from licensed clinicians. That takes reimbursement that makes accepting insurance viable, and a bigger workforce. But, built and tested well, AI could be part of the answer. It could be the 2 a.m. check-in when no one else is awake, or a way for patients to practice skills their therapist taught them. It could be the first step to get someone the right level of care, and take paperwork off clinicians’ plates so they spend more time with patients. None of this is simple. The SB 903 veto doesn’t end the debate, and the legislature will be back. In the meantime, those of us using these tools need to stay informed, ask hard questions, and hold the companies building them accountable. I’ll try to do my part, and we’ll keep learning together. Love,Matt P.S. If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health challenges, emotional distress, substance use problems, or just needs to talk, call or text 988- you’ll reach a real person— or chat at 988lifeline.org 24/7. Dr. Matt Willis is the author of Your Local Epidemiologist in California. A California native, he’s served as a primary care physician, CDC epidemiologist, and public health officer for Marin County, where he guided the pandemic response. He lives in Marin with his family and their dogs, Teddy and Ramona. Thank you Cynthia He, MD, PhD, and Parnika Saxena, MD, for their guidance in preparing this article. Cynthia works in an outpatient mental health clinic, treating patients who have Medi-Cal or, sometimes, no insurance. Parnika works in an inpatient psychiatric unit, treating patients with public or private insurance or self-pay ability. All opinions are their own and do not represent their employers.

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Oct 16 • 10:32 AM EDT • Health • yourlocalepidemiologistca.substack.com
What Science Changed Its Mind About in 2026

Bats were thought to have fixed, unmoving eyes. Starfish were assumed to feed passively. Queen bumblebees were considered helpless in water. New research in 2026 has quietly dismantled some of science's longest-standing assumptions about the animal kingdom.

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Oct 16 • 10:30 AM EDT • Science • aol.com
Windows 11 Is Finally Becoming the OS It Should Have Been From the Start

Microsoft is completely redesigning parts of its OS so it doesn't hog all the resources of lower-end PCs with 8GB of RAM.

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Oct 16 • 10:15 AM EDT • Technology • gizmodo.com
Princeton Engineering - Endowed professorships recognize excellence in computer science

Three computer scientists at Princeton Engineering have been named to endowed professorships.

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Oct 16 • 10:09 AM EDT • Science • engineering.princeton.edu
Sacramento health inspectors found 251 rodent droppings in this facility. Where?

Sacramento County Health Inspectors gave red placards to six eateries and cited 12 other facilities.

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Oct 16 • 10:00 AM EDT • Health • sacbee.com
Plant science graduate student committed to improving food security

Sarah Flanagan, a doctoral student in plant science and food security, has been involved with the World Food Prize Foundation and its mission of world food security since high school. Now, she is set to return for the Norman E. Borlaug Dialogue, Oct. 20-22.

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Oct 16 • 9:41 AM EDT • Science • psu.edu
Colts release WR Darius Slayton
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Oct 16 • 9:39 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Caesars Entertainment (CZR) Following Argus Focus Is The Digital Growth Story Undervalued

Caesars Entertainment (CZR) is back in focus after research provider Argus highlighted its mix of roughly 50 U.S. gaming properties and detailed 2024 EBITDAR contributions from Las Vegas and regional operations. Recent trading has been softer, with the share price slipping over the past week and month, and the 3-month share price return down 2.04%. However, Caesars Entertainment still carries a 24.15% year to date share price gain and a 34.61% 1-year total shareholder return, alongside a much...

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Oct 16 • 9:13 AM EDT • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com
Voting time short for MAMA Awards. Modesto prepares to celebrate its best in music

This marks the event’s 27th year celebrating local music and entertainment.

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Oct 16 • 9:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • modbee.com
Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (HIMS) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know

Zacks.com users have recently been watching Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) quite a bit. Thus, it is worth knowing the facts that could determine the stock's prospects.

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Oct 16 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • finance.yahoo.com
Ultra-Processed Foods and the Aging Brain: What Does the Science Say?

Eating more ultra-processed foods has been linked to increased risk for dementia and Alzheimer's disease, as well as other non-brain health effects, including diabetes and cancer. But why do these foods affect our brain health?

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Oct 16 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • technologynetworks.com
Caesars Entertainment (CZR) Could Be 8% Undervalued As Cash Flow Hopes Build

Caesars Entertainment (CZR) is back in focus after its recent share performance, with the stock closing at US$29.25. Investors are weighing this price against mixed return figures across different time frames. Short-term momentum for Caesars Entertainment has been soft, with the share price return down over the past month. However, the year-to-date share price return of 24.15% and 1-year total shareholder return of 34.61% contrast sharply with a 5-year total shareholder return that is still...

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Oct 16 • 7:38 AM EDT • Entertainment • simplywall.st
A Chicago billionaire is now a chief foe to both Mayor Johnson and CTU. Just who is Michael Sacks?

For years, Sacks has been a behind-the-scenes fixture in Chicago politics. Now he’s putting his money behind frontrunner mayoral candidate Alexi Giannoulias, as well as anti-Chicago Teachers Union school board candidates in the Nov. 3 election.

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Oct 16 • 7:23 AM EDT • Politics • wbez.org
Julia Stiles to honor Heath Ledger with 'really special' tribute on 'Dancing With the Stars'

The actor will revisit a beloved moment from their 1999 movie "10 Things I Hate About You" during the show's Dedication Night.

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Oct 16 • 7:05 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Commentary: Demystifying mental health inpatient stays

I am one of the 68 million Americans living with a mental illness and one of the over 10 million Americans who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Living with these diseases and seeking treatment is highly stigmatized — and newly precarious under the policies of the current federal administration. The best way to break stigma […]

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Oct 16 • 7:00 AM EDT • Health • minnesotareformer.com
Shaikin: Questions about Shohei Ohtani's health, a salary cap and Mark Walter loom for Dodgers

Major League Baseball is heading toward a turbulent offseason. There are four major things the Dodgers must address if they want to get back to the top.

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Oct 16 • 7:00 AM EDT • Health • sports.yahoo.com
Pens Points: Girard finally finding his groove

Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning… The Penguins’ top line of Sidney Crosby, Bryan Rust and Rickard Rakell has struggled to produce offense and has been a defensive liability early in the season. Crosby scored twice in Tuesday’s 5-3 loss to Chicago for his first goals of the season, but Rakell remains […]

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Oct 16 • 6:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
'The Community Aspect of Decompilation Has Been Broken' - decomp.dev Closes in the Wake of AI-Based 'Bad Actors'

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Oct 16 • 5:40 AM EDT • Technology • timeextension.com
Flutter Entertainment (FLUT) Stock Gets Fair Value Trim As Analysts Weigh Guidance Cuts

The analyst fair value estimate for Flutter Entertainment has been adjusted from US$136.12 to US$132.56, signalling a more cautious stance on what the stock may be worth today. This shift sits against a split analyst backdrop, with bulls pointing to FanDuel strength and product momentum, while more cautious voices highlight guidance resets, regulatory pressure, and heavier promotions. As you read on, you will see how this evolving narrative may shape the way you track Flutter Entertainment...

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Oct 16 • 5:16 AM EDT • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com
Jagex cancels RuneScape Reignited less than two weeks after it was announced, due to "a ton" of player feedback

A new and visually improved version of RuneScape has been scrapped shortly after its reveal, following fears it would split the playerbase.

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Oct 16 • 5:07 AM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
Notre Dame-BYU clash carries College Football Playoff implications, Big 12 dreams
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Oct 16 • 4:59 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Brewery founders hand control of business to staff

Management of the Rebellion Beer Company has moved to workers through an Employee Ownership Trust.

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Oct 16 • 1:03 AM EDT • Business • yahoo.com
Atrium announces new behavioral health hospital in Charlotte

168-bed hospital to open in University City in 2028

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Oct 15 • 11:50 PM EDT • Health • thecharlotteledger.com
Every Málaga player drafted by the Golden State Warriors

Let's take a look at every player who has been drafted by the Warriors out of Málaga.

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Oct 15 • 10:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Elon Musk reveals a flying futuristic Tesla Roadster supercar

The revised Tesla Roadster has been a long time coming, with Elon Musk first showing off an earlier version back in November 2017.

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Oct 15 • 9:17 PM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Political reporter Shaun Boyd gives a Reality Check on an ad attacking Democrat Manny Rutinel
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Oct 15 • 8:48 PM EDT • Politics • cbsnews.com
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Dodgers make surprising decision on Shohei Ohtani

The Los Angeles Dodgers are on the brink of elimination in the National League Championship Series, trailing the Milwaukee Brewers 3-0, and Shohei Ohtani has been one of the biggest reasons why their offense has gone cold. But rather than dropping Ohtani further down the order or benching him completely, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts went…

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Oct 15 • 8:35 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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What's going on, South Dakota?

Submit your events for The Dakota Scout's Lounge section by emailing events@thedakotascout.com

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Oct 15 • 7:14 PM EDT • Entertainment • thedakotascout.com
Jalen Hurts does not take part in practice

Eagles QB Jalen Hurts misses practice and has been ruled out for Week 6

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Oct 15 • 7:14 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Small Business Administration offering loans to small businesses and nonprofits impacted by the Aspen Acres Fire

The Small Business Administration will be offering low-interest loans to those impacted by the Aspen Acres fire this summer.

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Oct 15 • 7:07 PM EDT • Business • kktv.com
Trump ally removed from role after report of State Department feud

A political appointee with deep ties to the Trump family has been removed from his special envoy role following a report of a feud with a top State Department official.

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Oct 15 • 6:40 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
New plans could bring Burlington’s Nectar’s back to life

Plans are in the works to bring live music, food, and entertainment back to Burlington’s historic Nectar’s building, which has been closed since last year.

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Oct 15 • 6:23 PM EDT • Entertainment • wcax.com
News Bites: Minnesota Immigrants, ICE, and Politics

A noise demonstration is scheduled in Albert Lea Sunday on behalf of a 23-year-old man with serious health issues who has been in ICE-related detention for 14 months. And Keith Ellison updates campaign volunteers on cases against ICE agents.

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Oct 15 • 6:18 PM EDT • Politics • womenspress.com
WATCH: 2nd Congressional District candidate forum with Goodlander and Williams

Tune into a livestream of our candidate forum with Republican Lily Tang Williams and Democrat Maggie Goodlander, starting at 6 p.m. on Oct. 15.

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Oct 15 • 5:28 PM EDT • Politics • nhpr.org